Total Crime Rate

246.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 26th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (BB8 0BU) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (BB8 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Zion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Zion Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Duke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Robinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Calder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Hagg Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Hagg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Hagg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Hagg Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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